Understanding Xiang Jun depends on his unique vision to some extent. Xiang Jun was born with a pair of distinctive eyes, full of kindness but undisguised persistence, ethereal, clear and calm. Instead of facing it, it must be true and calm. His eyes seemed to be wrapped in a ray of familiar and unfamiliar light, which was faintly visible and surprising. In fact, the young Xiang Jun had already won the first prize in the first Huxiang Calligraphy Competition in Hunan Province, and his calligraphy works were exhibited in the first exhibition of Chinese and foreign cursive works of the Standard Cursive Society and the first exhibition of couplets calligraphy works in China. He has always been so humble, low-key and friendly in his dealings with him. Until later, his works won the "Top Ten Excellent Awards" in the 4th National Exhibition of New Calligraphers' Works, and the "National Award" in the 7th National Exhibition of Calligraphy and Seal Carving 1999. In 2002, he was rated as a national "calligrapher with both ability and political integrity" by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Book Association, and so on. He never showed his face.
Living together in the ancient city of Baling, it is rare to have a heart-to-heart relationship with Xiang Jun. I haven't seen him for a long time since 2002, until he left home and went north to seek the master of contemporary calligraphy from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Then, the figure coming to you is printed in your eyes; The flash in his eyes, familiar and unfamiliar, reached his heart in an instant. In your thirties, leaving your job without pay, abandoning your children and returning to school, you need to make up your mind to travel to the ends of the earth alone. This is the attitude of travelers! That's all, I have predicted the scenery of your future journey.
At present, Xiang Jun's artistic achievements have reached a peak. In the face of China's calligraphy with a long history and infinite scenery, people outside this shore dare not talk nonsense, but they have known Xiang Jun for a long time, and the deeper they know each other, the more they feel and can't bear to choke.
Xiang Jun is a man of handsome appearance, brilliant products and magnificent nature.
It goes without saying that Xiang Jun is imposing; He must be looking forward to going out to get together with friends. However, his wind and flowers cover his mouth, and the snow moon stops at collecting clothes. Therefore, China painter Dai Jian lamented that Tang Yinhua was talented and boring. Laugh at your smell.
When you get along with Xiang Jun, you will find that his simplicity cannot be expressed in words. Every time he talks about things, his eyes will light up and push people's hearts; Brother complex after dinner, affectionate, intended to be attentive. In recent years, Xiang Jun has become more and more famous. Those who want books to be printed and arty will not reach out to officials and tycoons. He is tall and straight, and never bows his head and frowns. At the charity bazaar, he did not hesitate to donate top masterpieces to help the poor.
Usually very calm and calm to you, mostly lonely, relaxed and happy; Boshu's Taoist theory is a spring full of enthusiasm. Call three friends and four friends when you are free, and "drink for you when you meet the spirit."
Brother came, brother left, and from time to time he blushed and incoherent. At this time, it is excited and arrogant. A few days ago, I visited Xiang Jun, only to know that he had a hangover. In a trance, he was sent into the house and raised his hand to say goodbye to you. He is a "drunk and sleepy" person. I don't want to go to the sofa and can't sleep, so I show off paper and splash ink on my desk. This is exactly what Cai Yong said in On Pen: "If you want to write, you must put down your arms first and then write." For a time, I was a God-fearing person, but I didn't spit, my ambition was condensed, and my talent was full of paper. Then, there was a cursive couplet in front of us: "Put it outside the Wu Shan of the Chu River and be proud of the golden poems of the Tang Dynasty." Nothing to carve, such as running water; Coarse and sparse, showing off Qingyuan and elegant.
Wang Sengqian said: "The wonderful way of books lies in the supremacy of spirit, followed by form and quality. Those who have both can win over the ancients". Looking at Xiang Jun's books, they all travel through ancient and modern times, show their talents, show their temperament and become themselves.
It depends on Xiang Jun, whether it is the calligraphy of seal script or the painting of seal script, it contains foundation and agility, and it will always be like the top of a beam, steaming Xia Wei. He practiced calligraphy and regular script, especially cursive script, learned poor art, spilled his temperament and gradually became a character.
Adhering to the principle of "painting for the heart" (Yang in the Western Han Dynasty), Xiang Jun's "Chu Feng writes about me" is dazzling everywhere; The three-person work "Ya Song" is full of qi; Cui Juan, a collection of works of members of the Calligraphy Creation Committee of Hunan Calligraphers Association, published this year, has become a unique figure in the calligraphy field and gradually drifted away. Its cursive style is excerpted from Wang Guowei's "thorns on earth", which has a long meaning; The festival is close to "Shi San Pan", and the ancient law is vast; Interested in Yan Zhenqing's "Sacrificing a Nephew", his expression is bleak; Flowering grass, Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Garden", is exquisitely structured; Su Dongpo's Water Grass is cleverly hidden.
What's more, cursive script, Dong Ying's works in recent years, such as "On the River" and "Poetry in the Garden", is even more ancient and penetrating; Muhanyang Chu Yu, Feng Weijin Valley; Ming Xiu Lu Gong, its prosperous darkness; Root tip, oblique stem, steep branches and leaf cover; Qingyi is as bright and beautiful as Tang poetry, and it is as uneven as the length of Song poetry; The atmosphere is broad and meaningful, domineering and introverted, and the character grows sturdily.
In this regard, today, if I tell you, he will be furious, which is touching. Looking back at him again, a pair of different eyes, the familiar and unfamiliar light projected in his eyes, was finally cracked. Undoubtedly, it is the unique eyes of a lonely traveler, firm and full of yearning for the distance!
Liu Xizai's "Outline of Art-Outline of Books" said: "Books are like. If you study, if you are talented, if you are ambitious, in short, you are like a person. "
Cui, a child coming out of an island in Dongting Lake, is very thoughtful and imposing. He is kind and simple, and consciously shoulders the mission of inheriting and inspiring Lin Shu's art garden with the "gentleman's way". In this strange world, he insisted on trekking on his own mountain.
Did you choose Xiang Jun for calligraphy, or did you choose Xiang Jun for calligraphy? Invisible providence makes Xiang Jun and calligraphy integrated; And unpredictable opportunities, so that Yueyang, an ancient historical and cultural city, finally has a person worth looking forward to.
Xinmao Zhong Qiu
Look at Cui
Becoming good friends with Cui seems to be a long-planned thing in life. Before I met him, I paid special attention to his calligraphy works. I feel that he is different from most calligraphers in Hunan, and his works make me enjoy it. To tell the truth, although he is just an outsider, his eyes are still very critical, and there are not many calligraphers who can remember him, but he has a deep memory of Xiang Army. After meeting him, I have a great heart of meeting each other. His kind, sincere and generous personality and his reverence, preciseness and persistent attitude towards art were always infected, and soon they became very good friends. In recent years, the exploration, communication and even collision between scholars have deepened the understanding of Xiang Jun's calligraphy art.
Xiang Jun's calligraphy has everyone's demeanor, such as a gentleman in a temple, pure and awe-inspiring. His calligraphy not only has profound traditional skill, but also has distinct personality characteristics. First of all, his pen is very human, which of course stems from his decades of traditional training in inkstone field. Looking at his works, we can clearly understand his sincere dialogue with the best ancient calligraphy sages, the elegance and beauty of ancient seal script, the vigor and simplicity of Yan, and the strangeness of He Daozhou. The exquisite and simple smells in these ancient laws will be properly and naturally rooted in his artistic soil. Over the years, he has always attached great importance to the study of ancient calligraphy, especially the study of Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing. I have seen many calligraphers write manuscripts for Yan Zhenqing's nephew, but at least Xiang Jun is the only one who can really admire him from the heart. His great wisdom in calligraphy made him understand the true weight of the old adage "take the law from the top" very early. Because of this, on the road of learning calligraphy, Xiang Jun is considered to be one of the few calligraphers who never take detours or shortcuts. This rigorous academic attitude laid a solid foundation for later artistic creation.
On the other hand, Xiang Jun's calligraphy has a strong modern flavor and distinctive personality characteristics. His works are strict with the ancient brushwork, which makes it turn from itself to the outside like a bow; Words are often interesting but not grotesque, wild but not rude; Layout can improvise, always intentionally or unintentionally; Alternate ink thickness, full of weather. A few years ago, Xiang Jun studied in the calligraphy graduate class of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, which further catalyzed his maturity in calligraphy art. A large number of contemporary masters, such as Wang Yong, Shikai, Qiu Zhenzhong and Ceng Xiang, had profound traditional skills and strong creative personality, which deeply influenced his artistic thinking. With his outstanding artistic potential, he quickly integrated into this highly academic group, and quickly determined his own unique calligraphy artistic creation symbols in just a few years, thus forming a kind of brushwork, richness, simplicity and lightness. His artistic achievements soon had a good and far-reaching influence in the whole province and even the whole country, and he established his own stable position in China young and middle-aged book circles by virtue of his creative strength.
After decades of hard work, Xiang Jun has made remarkable achievements in calligraphy. He has won many awards, successfully held personal calligraphy exhibitions and published many calligraphy collections, but these have not changed his unpretentious life style. He is still so low-key and calm, and he still regards fame and fortune as dispensable. Buried in his studies is still his greatest happiness. He is very much like an ascetic practitioner, devoted to Buddhism. He looks persistent and difficult to understand. I believe that with his wisdom, he will become a Buddha.
Liu Yiping (Zhuo Weng)
Ugly Landscape Furong Apartment in Early Summer